Norbert Elias and the Sociology of Education

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This is the first book to apply the sociology of Norbert Elias to the field of sociology of education, offering fruitful lines of research developed from the application of Elias's theoretical framework. Beginning by introducing Elias' theory to those who are unfamiliar with it, Lybeck goes on to explore ways his work can be applied to areas of education research including widening participation, education and the state and the development of knowledge. Topics discussed in detail include: the relationship between social control and self-control; the difference between involvement and detachment in research; and the concept of game-models to explain unintended consequences in education policy. Lybeck also situates Elias's thought alongside other key thinkers including Bourdieu, Foucault and Abbott, whose theories have been widely applied in education research. An Eliasian or 'figurational' sociology of education points to more historical, processual and post-critical approaches to education studies. As the first book to open up Elias' work to researchers and students in education, a range of familiar topics including identity, decolonization and globalization can be seen in a new light. Review “Makes valuable contributions to the sociology of education and to figurational sociology, the research tradition of Norbert Elias. The book provides a concise introduction to the oft-overlooked work of Norbert Elias and a comprehensive overview of how to apply Elias's signature concepts to the study of education, making a strong case that his ideas belong alongside the better-known contributions of Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault in the sociology of education. Along the way Lybeck also makes a compelling argument that the study of education belongs at the center of figurational sociology today.” ― Jacob Habinek, Linköping University, Sweden About the Author Eric Lybeck is a Presidential Academic Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK. Tags: Education, Philosophy; Theory & Social Aspects, Research, Social Science, Sociology, General, Aims & Objectives Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Series Editor’s Foreword 1 Introducing Norbert Elias to the Sociology of Education Part One Norbert Elias’s Theory in General 2 Biography and Overview 3 The Last Classical Sociologist? 4 Key Concepts 5 Figurational Scholars and Extensions into Education Part Two Norbert Elias and the Sociology of Education 6 Civilization, Identity and Control 7 Diversity, Inclusion and Establishment–Outsider Relations 8 Unplanned Educational Policy Processes 9 Monopoly Mechanisms in Higher Education: Disciplinarity and Curriculum 10 The Globalization of Education Part Three Norbert Elias in Dialogue 11 Why Elias? Figurational Sociology of Education in Dialogue with Bourdieu and Foucault 12 Towards a Processual Sociology of Education References Index